Santa Clarita Blue Heat is an American women's soccer team based in Santa Clarita, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. Founded in 2010, the club was known as the Ventura County Fusion for its first two years of existence.
The team plays its home games at Cougar Stadium on the campus of College of the Canyons. During the Fusion days, they played at Bulldog Stadium on the grounds of Buena High School in the city of Ventura, California.
The team had been a sis organization of the men's Ventura County Fusion team, which plays in the Premier Development League.
The Blue Heat was a member of the United Soccer Leagues USL W-League, the second tier of women's soccer in the United States and Canada. In 2016, the team joined the United Women's Soccer (UWS). The Blue Heat won the first UWS championship by defeating New Jersey Copa FC 2–1 in Santa Clarita on July 30, 2016.
Players (2018)
Notable former players Edite Fernandes – Portugal Deyna Castellanos – Venezuela Ana Borges – Portugal Carolina Venegas – Costa Rica Julia Hernandez – Spain Ashley Sanchez – USA Lauren Sesselmann – USA/Canada Natalia Kuikka – Finland Evi Popadinova – Bulgaria
Year-by-year YearDivisionLeagueReg. seasonPlayoffs20082USL W-League7th, Westerndid not qualify20092USL W-League6th, Westerndid not qualify20102USL W-League5th, Westerndid not qualify20112USL W-League1st, WesternConference Final20122USL W-League5th, Westerndid not qualify20132USL W-League6th, Westerndid not qualify20142USL W-League6th, Westerndid not qualify20152USL W-League4th, Westerndid not qualify20162UWS1st, WesternChampions20172UWS1st, WesternRunner up20182UWS3rd, Westerndid not qualify20192UWS3rd, Westerndid not qualify2020Season cancelled due to COVID-1920214UWS1st, WestChampions20224UWS2nd, Westdid not qualify20234UWS1st, WestRunner up20244UWS1st, WestChampions20254USL W League1st, SoCalConference Semifinals20264USL W League2nd, SoCalDid not qualify
References
External links
Santa Clarita Blue Heat on United Women's Soccer